Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2020.013.016 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Three men standing between railwayacks. Behind are three crew speeders, and in the distance is a steam donkey and spar tree. "Hillcrest Speeders 2-3-4 / June 1940" written on the lower left corner. If you can identify any of these men, please contact the BC Forest Discovery Centre. |
Image File Name |
1940 - Men & Speeders - Sahtlam - 2020013016 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1940/06/ |
Place |
Sahtlam |
Provenance |
In 1917, Carlton Stone built a sawmill in Sahtlam, BC, five miles west of Duncan, BC on Vancouver Island. It was destined to become the largest independently owned family sawmill in British Columbia, employing some 300 employees in the sawmill / planer mill complex and another 50 in the logging division. The company operated in Sahtlam from 1917 to 1943 and when the timber was depleted, Stone moved the whole operation lock, stock and barrel by rail to Mesachie Lake, BC, 19 miles west of Duncan, BC past the town of Lake Cowichan (From: The Last Whistle - Hillcrest Lumber Company LTD by Cecil Ashley). Photograph is part of an album donated by Norman Stone, who was one of the Carlton's sons. |
Photographer |
Gold, Wilmer |
Search Terms |
Spar Tree Steam Donkey Crew Speeder People Hillcrest Lumber Company Sahtlam Railway tracks |
Collection |
Documentary, Cowichan Valley |
People |
Stone Gold |
Subjects |
Yarding & Loading People People associated with manual labor Heavy Equipment Railway Vehicles |